dpbayly
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Ive done this to a fair few BMW's with great results in the past and seeing as it's basically the same cluster so thought I'd give it a go.
Here's how it looked before I started:
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a few during shots:
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the problem stems from these rubber pieces, you can see where they have become indented where they apply pressure to the ribbon onto the contacts on the pcb
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi768.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fxx323%2Fdpbayly1%2FRange%2520Rover%2F20140327_183137_zpsprtpvxmx.jpg&hash=7beaf7af5b8efc2db46c7aa8e99027e5)
The fix Ive done before and did agian this time was to remove the Rubber pieces and place a piece of card behind them to bulk them up.
Here's a pic of the card down in the gaps where the rubber sits:
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi768.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fxx323%2Fdpbayly1%2FRange%2520Rover%2F20140327_183954_zpsw3soupdk.jpg&hash=9d038502313578b993dded8527b667a9)
All back together:
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi768.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fxx323%2Fdpbayly1%2FRange%2520Rover%2F20140327_184923_zpszikl4bkl.jpg&hash=9e3e25ead47d772eed16971026a4aaa4)
Back in the car (a bit gutting 1 line out in the external temp):
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi768.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fxx323%2Fdpbayly1%2FRange%2520Rover%2F20140327_185525_zps2tof50kz.jpg&hash=7579170f3a63038405b1f04718bcafa4)
I'll whip it back out to have another go when I do the MID, With the MID I'll fit a new ribbon as I've had a go in the past with them and never had much luck repairing them any other way.
Here's how it looked before I started:
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi768.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fxx323%2Fdpbayly1%2FRange%2520Rover%2F20140327_171723_zpsfy44vwfn.jpg&hash=8c0b7b5210c340353e83a32e7556c095)
a few during shots:
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi768.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fxx323%2Fdpbayly1%2FRange%2520Rover%2F20140327_180513_zpsbkqugqon.jpg&hash=d1805cc3b3d32623f32ba881ce6f4169)
the problem stems from these rubber pieces, you can see where they have become indented where they apply pressure to the ribbon onto the contacts on the pcb
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi768.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fxx323%2Fdpbayly1%2FRange%2520Rover%2F20140327_183137_zpsprtpvxmx.jpg&hash=7beaf7af5b8efc2db46c7aa8e99027e5)
The fix Ive done before and did agian this time was to remove the Rubber pieces and place a piece of card behind them to bulk them up.
Here's a pic of the card down in the gaps where the rubber sits:
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi768.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fxx323%2Fdpbayly1%2FRange%2520Rover%2F20140327_183954_zpsw3soupdk.jpg&hash=9d038502313578b993dded8527b667a9)
All back together:
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi768.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fxx323%2Fdpbayly1%2FRange%2520Rover%2F20140327_184923_zpszikl4bkl.jpg&hash=9e3e25ead47d772eed16971026a4aaa4)
Back in the car (a bit gutting 1 line out in the external temp):
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi768.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fxx323%2Fdpbayly1%2FRange%2520Rover%2F20140327_185525_zps2tof50kz.jpg&hash=7579170f3a63038405b1f04718bcafa4)
I'll whip it back out to have another go when I do the MID, With the MID I'll fit a new ribbon as I've had a go in the past with them and never had much luck repairing them any other way.
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